alt Hacker NewsYou’re missing the point that 98+% of the use cases for AI don’t require the latest greatest model and are far better positioned to use the fast-follow distilled cheap models.
OpenAI and Anthropic are fighting to win a race (build the biggest baddest model) that has no prize. The prize is mass adoption at scale at the best price, which is why companies are rapidly shifting to open model. They don’t need to pay 10x for a model that’s provides no practical additional benefit.
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justinhj • yesterday at 9:39 PM
I think Google realized this first.
moate • yesterday at 9:30 PM
Yea, they're really hoping that the 2% will help make up an outsized share of the revenue and that brand recognition will keep them going with the plebs.
Exactly, unless they solve reliability and jaggedness somehow and keep a moat with it, I don't see sudden brilliance with compunding errors leading to substantially more adoption. Most things that need doing in corporate america are quite simple but need reliable follow-through